Complete Streets. presented by Active Transportation Alliance. Chicagoland s voice for better biking, walking and transit.

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1 Complete Streets presented by Active Transportation Alliance 1

2 Overview Why Complete Streets matter Overview of Complete Streets Benefits of Complete Streets Case studies

3 Active Living = Active Transportation People can stay healthy by walking and bicycling for transportation and by walking and biking to transit. Photo credit: 3

4 But the built environment presents barriers

5 Roadways are often not designed with the safety of all users in mind More than 40% of pedestrian deaths in 2007 and 2008 occurred where there was no crosswalk available

6 The built environment encourages some to make unsafe choices because they perceive them to be safer

7 or have no other option

8 What are complete streets? Designed to accommodate all users, all modes Safe, convenient and comfortable, regardless of the users their age or ability Create a network so that users can make a trip safely from start to finish

9 There is enormous potential to provide complete streets Of all trips: 50% are under 3 miles 28% are 1 mile or less 72% of trips 1 mile or less are driven

10 Benefits of Complete Streets Health Safety Reduction in crashes Reduction in speed Eyes on the street, crime Transportation Increase Capacity More robust system Social Provide Choices Community Economic Residential Commercial

11 Benefits: Health

12 Benefits: Improve safety

13 Benefits: Decrease speeding, increase safety Which street has higher speeds?

14 High speeds increase stopping distance

15 and increase pedestrian injuries and fatalities

16 Benefits: Capacity

17 Benefits: Transportation - Capacity

18 Benefits: Transportation - Capacity

19 Benefits: Transportation - Capacity

20 Benefits: Transportation - Capacity 1969: 42% of US students walked and biked to school 2010: 13% of US students walked and biked to school 2007: 20% of Central Elementary students walked, 0% biked 2011: 36% walked and 4% biked

21 Benefits: Change travel patterns

22 Benefits: Social - Community Walkable communities are happier communities! Residents of walkable communities: are more likely to be socially engaged and trusting report being in good health and happy more often

23 Benefits: Social - Community 23

24 Benefits: Social - Community 24

25 Benefits: Economic Competitiveness Complete Streets give people more control over their expenses and more options

26 Case study: Sheridan Road, Wilmette

27 Road diet watch it happen

28 Road diet watch it happen

29 Road diet watch it happen

30 Case Study: Washington, DC $8 million public investment in streetscape improvement $8 million in private investment in following 2 years 32 new business establishments $80,000 in sales tax annually

31 Every project is an opportunity

32 Complete Streets policies in the U.S. Over 200 U.S. jurisdictions have Complete Streets policies Photo credit: 32

33 The growing movement

34 Contact information Dan Persky Director of Policy and Planning Active Transportation Alliance ext. 229 National Complete Streets Coalition